Hair slide



0. E. BULEY.

vHAIR SLIDE.

APPLICATION FI'LED .AUG.16| I920.

Patented uly 25, .1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

O. E'. BULEY.

HAIR SLIDE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-I6, I920.

1,423,644. Patented uly 25, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

OLGA EMILY BULEY, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

HAIR SLIDE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pat nt d July 25, 1@22 Application filed August 16, 1920. Serial No. 403,833.

T 0 all 1071077? it may concern.

a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing. at 95 Tulse Hill, London, S. England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Slides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair slides and refers to the combination therewith of means which can be brought into operation at the will of the wearer for holding a veil in the correct position under the chin, and round the neck.

In the typical method of carrying out my invention, I provide in connection with a hair slide of any suitable description, one or more pins, points or their equivalents which are adapted to be protruded from the body of the slide, when desired for use or to be Withdrawn within such body when they are not required.

In one particular way of constructing a hair Slide according to my invention, I provide the slide with a long narrow body of. the ordinary shape, furnished with-the usual means for attaching the same to the hair.

Mounted within or behind thebody, are two springs, each of which is furnished at the end with a point, the arrangementbeing such that the spring normally draws the point into a position in which it does not protrude from the surface of the slide.

I further provide means, which when drawn along the body of the slide cause the pins to be protruded.

lVith this arrangement the hair slide presents the ordinary appearance, but if the wearer requires to use it as a veil holder, she has simply to operate the means for causing the pins to be protruded, which is a simple matter, and the device is at once converted into a veil holder.

In another construction, according to the invention, the body portion of the slide may be of the ordinary elongated curved form with a bracket or brackets adapted to carry a spindle at the back of the body, extending longitudinally with. respect thereto. This spindle has mounted at the end or ends one or more pins, which pins are adapted, when the spindle is rotated topass, through perforations provided in the body of the slide and conseqnently to project from the front thereof.

In the preferred construction one set of pins is provided at the centre of the spindle and these pins are cranked from the spindle Be it known that I, OLGA EMILY BULnY,

and bent preferably into a circular shape, so that when the spindle is rotated the points are protruded and follow a circular path, and if desired such points may re-ingage after the attachment of the veil with the holes in the body of the slide.

Suitable operating means is added for rotating the spindle. In the preferred construction, this consists of two milled wheels or discs mounted upon the spindle with their peripheries projecting through slots in the body of the slide, so that the wearer can conveniently rotate the spindle by operating the milled wheels or discs.

The mechanism is covered in, in any suitable way by means of a plate or casing at the back of the body of the slide so that it cannot catch the hair, or otherwise cause inconvenience.

In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front View and Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1 of one form of slide constructed according to the invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. t is a front elevation of another form of slide in which the points for securing the veil are mounted on a rotatable spindle.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5- -5 of Fig. 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sectional views on the lines 6-7 Fig. @l and show the fastening means for the veil at the two extreme positions.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 of a further modified construction and Fig. 9 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 6 showing one method of retaining the rotatable spindle carrying the fastening in any desired position.

Fig. 10 shows the device according to Figs. 457 in use and holding a veil.

Referring to the construction illustrated at Figs. 1 to 3 the hair slide comprises an elongated and preferably curved body por- 4 are two springs 6 and 7 each of which is Mounted between the ice furnished at one end preferably the inner end with one or more projecting points 8. The springs are pivotally mounted on brackets or the like 9 secured to the rear of the body 1 and preferably located at or near the outer ends thereof. The springs are so mounted as to normally assume positions in which the points 8 do not protrude from the surface of the slide. The body portion 1 is formed with perforations 10 through which the points may protrude when desired andwith a pair of longitudinal slots 11 arranged parallel with and adjacent the springs 6 and 7. Within these slots are mounted sliding members 12 one to each spring, which at their rear embrace the springs, Whilst their forward faces are provided with a suitable head or other suitable device to enable the same to be slidden longitudinally in the slots. The springs 6 and 7 are each bent or cranked at 13 in the neighbourhood of theinpivotal ends, and this cranked portion is so arranged that when the sliding member 12 is slidden into engagement with this cranked portion, as shown on the left hand side of Fig. 3, the springs cause the points to be retracted to a position in which they do not protrude from the surface of the slide, whilst when the members 12 are slidden towards the middle of the body portion 1,

the springs 6 and 7 are placed under tension and the points projected through the perforations 10, as shown to the right in Fig. 3.

The rear frame members 4 which serve as a shield and prevent the hair coming into contact with the mechanism, may be attached to the back of the slide and may if necessary entirely enclose the springs 6 and 7. i

In Figs. 4- and 5 is shown a modified construction in which the points to be protruded from the face of the slide are mounted on a rotatable spindle.

In this construction the body portion 14 of the hair slide is made of plain or ornamental shape and of any suitable material. At or about its centre, the body portion is shaped to form a recess or housing 15, within which the mechanism is mounted. At the bottom of the housing are fixed brackets 16, in which is rotatably mounted a short spindle 17 to which is rigidly fixed at a suitable distance apart, a pair of wheels or discs 18 each serrated, milled or knurled on its periphery, said discs or wheels being so mounted that a portion of their periphery projects through slots 19 on the outer projecting face of the housing portion 15. Between the wheels 18 are rigidly fixed to the spindle a pair of curved points 20, arranged side by side and each formed of a radially extending portion 21, the outer ends of which are continued, substantially in the form of a semi-circle. The face of the 1 ,asseaa housing 15 is also provided with recesses 23 2 1 for each point, the arrangement being such that when the spindle 1 is rotated by means of one of the wheels 18 the free ends of the semi-circular points first pass through I be made of any suitable material, for instance, tortoise shell, horn, celluloid or the like and is provided at the rear with any suitable fastening means for attaching the slide to the hair such as the bar or pin 26 pivoted at 27 and engaging the hook or tongue 28. i

The spindle 17 may if necessary be provided with a single wheel or disc 18 located centrally thereon, as shown in Fig. 8. In this case the spindle carries two sets of semicircular points 20 2O located on each side of the wheel 18 as shown.

In some cases it may be desirableto provide means for preventing the wheel or disc 18 from being accidentally rotated when the hair slide is in position, as for instance when a hat and veil areworn, the movement of which may cause the wheel to be rotated with the spindle 17 and thus cause the veil to become detached. One method of securing the spindle against accidental displacementis shown in Fig. 9. The plate 25 has mounted thereon a tongue 29 of any suitable material the free end of which is provided with projecting bead or the likewhich engages the serrations or peripheral grooves in the wheel 18. The tongue is of sufficient resiliency to permit the spindle to be rotated when the wheel or wheels is or are rotated by hand.

hen the device is in use, the hair slide is secured to the hair in the usual. well known manner. The veil is now placed in position on the hatand the ends thereof drawn up to the back of the slide to a position in front of the slide. The operating means are now moved to cause the point or points to protrude from the slide and into the material of the veil. In this manner the veil is secured in the desired position, without difiiculty and will be less likely to become detached or becomeuncomfortable tothe wearer than when secured as hitherto, by means of pins or the like. y

What I claimas my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States of America is z M 1. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion, having means for securing the same to the hair, and at least one member adapted to be protruded from or retracted into the body portion and serving to secure the veil thereto.

2. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion fastening means on said body portion for securing same to the hair and a movable member mounted on said body portion adapted to be protruded therefrom to engage the material of the veil.

3. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion fastening means on said body portion for securing same to the hair and a rotatable spindle, a wheel hav ing a portion of its periphery extending through an aperture in said body portion and a pointed member on said spindle adapted to be rotruded from said body portion when the w eel is rotated to engage the material of the veil.

at. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion, means on said body portion for securing the same to the hair, a spindle supported rotatably on said body portion, a wheel on said spindle, an aperture in said body portion through which a portion of the periphery of said wheel projects, a pointed member of substantially semi-circular shape, mounted on said spindle and an aperture in' said body through which said pointed member is protruded, when the spindle is rotated.

5. A combined hair slide and veil holder, comprising a body portion, having means for attachment to the hair, a spindle supported rotatably in said body portion, a wheel on said spindle, an aperture in said body portion through which a portion of said wheel projects, a pointed member of substantially semi-circular shape mounted on said spindle, and apertures in said body portion in alignment with said pointed mem ber through which said pointed member is successively projected from opposite sides when said spindle is rotated.

6. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion having means for attachment to the hair, a spindle rotatable in said body portion, a wheel on said spindle having a portion of its periphery projecting through an aperture in the body portion, a pointed member on said spindle adapted to be protruded from said body portion when said spindle is rotated, and means for retaining said spindle in any adjusted position.

7. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion having means for attachment to the hair, a spindle rotatable in said body portion, a wheel on said spindle having a portion of its periphery projecting through an aperture in said body portion, depressions in the periphery of said wheel, a resilient member on'said body portion having a yielding engagement with the said de pressions a pointed member on said spindle adapted to engage the material of the veil when said spindle is rotated.

8. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion having on one side means for attachment to the hair, a spindle rotatably mounted in bearings, located in a housing in said body portion, a wheel on said spindle having a portion of its periphery projecting through an aperture in said body portion, a pointed member carried by said spindle and having a substantially semi-circular shape, an aperture in said body portion through which said pointed member is protruded to engage the material of the veil when said spindle is rotated and a cover plate forming a closure for said housing.

9. A combined hair slide and veil holder comprising a body portion having means for attachment to the hair, a spindle rotatable in said body portion, a pair of wheels spaced apart on said spindle and each having a portion of its periphery projecting through an aperture in said body portion, a pointed member on said spindle between said wheels adapted to be protruded from said body portion to engage the material of a veil when either of said wheels is rotated.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

OLGA EMILY BULEY. 

